Tue Brook railway station

Coordinates: 53°25′27″N 2°56′07″W / 53.4243°N 2.9353°W / 53.4243; -2.9353
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Tue Brook
General information
Location
London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1870Opened
31 May 1948Closed to passengers[2]
27 November 1967Closed completely

Tue Brook railway station was located on the north side of

West Derby Road, Tuebrook, Liverpool, England, opposite Newsham Park on the Canada Dock Branch
.

History

The station opened on 1 July 1870 and closed to passengers on 31 May 1948. Trains to and from Seaforth Dock still pass through the station site.

Future

Merseytravel have made several mentions of re-opening the station as part of a plan of using the Canada Dock/Bootle Branch for passenger services. The October 2017 Liverpool City Region Combined Authority update to the Long Term Rail Strategy mentions the re-opening of the line to passenger use with new stations at Anfield, Tue Brook and Edge Lane.[3]

References

  1. ^ Gell 1985, Alphabetically under T.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 235.
  3. ^ "Long term Rail Strategy - update" (PDF). Merseytravel. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Breck Road
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Canada Dock Branch
  Stanley
Line and station closed